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Cultural studies

Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633587
ISBN
9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; ACX; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 196 x 64. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816516834
ISBN
9780816516834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816526932
ISBN
9780816526932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. "Practicing Materiality focuses on the job of applying materiality to anthropological investigations. It demonstrates a practical way to focus on the entangled lives of things without losing sight of their political and social implications"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Van Dyke, Ruth M. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 halftones, 11 line drawings, 1 chart, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816531271
ISBN
9780816531271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. Through an analysis of seven archaeological sites on the Yucatan peninsula that are open to heritage touring, the author reveals the planned growth of the Maya Riviera since the early 1970s and examines the impact of international tourism on both ancient structures and the contemporary Maya people and culture. Series Editor(s): Curet, L. Antonio. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HDD; JFC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817355142
ISBN
9780817355142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. In this collection of fifteen essays, archaeologists and ethnographers explore the material record of food and its consumption as social practice. Editor(s): Dietler, Michael. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817356415
ISBN
9780817356415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09

Paperback. "The Modern Age" examines the discourses that have come to characterize adolescence and argues that commonplace views of adolescents as impulsive, conflicted, and rebellious are constructions inspired by broader cultural anxieties that characterized American society in early-twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817356989
ISBN
9780817356989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319285
ISBN
9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.78

Paperback. In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. This book offers an alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JM; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319827
ISBN
9780820319827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.82

Hardcover. This study traces the story of how Jacob Mordecai and his family, German-American Orthodox Jews, adopted the Anglo-Irish enlightened pedagogical system developed by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria. The text includes the complete diary of Rachel Mordecai Lazarus. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322520
ISBN
9780820322520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Paperback. Poses a simple question: What makes a cultural phenomenon truly great? Exploring a variety of "king-sized cultural monuments," this title argues that one qualification for greatness is that a phenomenon be embraced by both the elite and the general public, and that it must be embraced repeatedly over time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329093
ISBN
9780820329093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. Explores southern food culture. This fifth volume spans the food cultures of the South, and celebrates food and the ways in which it forges unexpected relationships between people and places. It also features essays that examine Nashville's obsession with hot chicken and the South's passion for congealed foods. Editor(s): Sauceman, Fred W.; Edge, John T. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820335070
ISBN
9780820335070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. The new southern studies has had an uneasy relationship with both American studies and the old southern studies. In Finding Purple America , Jon Smith, one of the founders of the new movement, locates the source of that unease in the fundamentally antimodern fantasies of both older fields. Series: New Southern Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345260
ISBN
9780820345260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. "Sampling virtually all of the old-time styles within the musical tradition still extant in north Georgia, [this work] is a collection of eighty-two songs and instrumentals, enhanced by photographs, illustrations, biographical sketches of performers, and examples of their narratives, sermons, tales, and reminiscences."--P. [4] of cover. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346137
ISBN
9780820346137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PBWS; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821803677
ISBN
9780821803677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.60

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.40

Paperback. Showcases Australia's leading historians writing about cultural history, both in theory and practice. Editor(s): Hsu-Ming Teo; White, Richard. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868405896
ISBN
9780868405896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.78

Paperback. When it comes to the work/life balance, modern women continually find themselves in a no-win situation where they are criticised regardless of the path they choose. This book argues that the pervasive idea that women will never be able to effectively combine work or interests outside the home with marriage, a social life and parenting is a furphy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868408231
ISBN
9780868408231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. Argues that the skyrocketing increase in obesity levels is not caused by individuals moral weakness, but is due to modern society lacking the virtues necessary for people to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours. This book proceeds to identify a set of seven social and environmental sins that characterise our contemporary world. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868409559
ISBN
9780868409559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.14

Hardcover. Argues that Marx's work, from his doctoral dissertation to "Capital", resounds with characteristic concerns of Jewish thought, identifying three key elements that Marx's theory shares with Judaism - its ontology, its use of texts, and its conception of liberation as a return from exile. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870237461
ISBN
9780870237461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

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